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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1917
Page
1
Frederick C. Penfield the American ambassador to Vienna is reported by Reuters to have delivered to the Austro Hungarian foreign minister a request for a clear and final definition of Austria Hungarys attitude toward submarine warfare.
Ambassador Penfield, acting under state department orders, asks Austria to state its position on Germanys intensified submarine warfare. Officials caution no official publication statement, while hints emerge that relations with Austria may be strained and Turkey and Bulgaria could sever ties. Secretary Lansing and Warren urge a Senate panel to authorize use of armed forces to enforce neutrality against belligerent ships interned in U S ports.
Lloyds reports the Newfoundland fishing schooners Mayola and Dorothy sunk by German U boats with details from London on February 20.
John William McMurry aged 62 died last night at 9 15 at his son Van McMurry's home in South Shelby. He was buried this afternoon at Zoar Baptist church with funeral conducted by Rev. R C Campbell. He is survived by eight children. His wife died 18 years ago.
President Wilson considers not calling the newly elected Senate in extra session on March 5 to confirm cabinet nominees. He is understood to prefer a special session only if necessary, potentially delaying confirmation of appointments.
Several hundred hungry mothers stormed New York City Hall demanding bread as food prices rose. led by Mrs Ida Harris of the Mother's Vigilant League, they clash with police and await Mayor Mitchel’s arrival to seek relief.
A. Jones Yorke, a leading Concord business figure, died at Union Protestant hospital in Baltimore after stomach trouble and pneumonia. He was 51, survived by his widow Pearl Thompson Yorke, a son, a daughter, a sister, and a brother. He had chaired five firms, was VP of three, and a director in several others. funeral will be held in Concord.
President Wilson and top officials mourn the sudden death of Major General Frederick D. Funston in San Antonio. War Department plans honor burial at Presidio National Cemetery in San Francisco next weekend. General Pershing assumes command of the southern division until a permanent successor is named.
Raleigh February 20 without roll call the house passed a new education bill providing for nomination in party primaries of one member biennially in each county to be chosen by the general assembly at its next session. The senate also passed the crop lien bill urged by the governor to aid tenants. Merchants selling farmers under liens cannot charge more than a 10 percent advance over cash prices. The house rejected the bill altering methods of law license examinations.
San Francisco on February 20 reports that burial arrangements for Major General Frederick J. Funston in the national cemetery are incomplete. General J Franklin Bell has informed that Mrs Funston requests the body be sent to San Francisco and the casket will arrive Friday with funeral plans to be set later today.
In New York City on February 20 agents of the Department of Justice arrested Albert A. Sander and Charles W. Wannenburg on charges of conspiring to obtain military maps photographs and other information in England and Ireland for Germany. The complaint was signed by Judge Learned Hand.
The body of Major General Frederick Funston will be taken to San Francisco for burial tonight. Short services will be held at Fort Sam Houston today, then the body will go to the Southern Pacific station to await the train, accompanied by Captain Fitzhugh Lee and a guard of six enlisted men.
Chicago on February 20 saw wheat prices jump as optimism about clearing railway congestion spread. May futures opened at about 1.7614 with gains to 1.7614 and July near 1.501%.
London reports the schooner Dorothy was destroyed by Lloyd's today but leaves its nationality unclear. Some newspapers describe the vessel as American, though confirmation is not provided.
Washington February 20 the administrations espionage bill aimed at national defense secrecy and neutrality violations was approved by the senate. The measure imposes strict penalties for spying and breaches of neutrality.
In St Johns on Feb 26 authorities believe the sunken vessel Dorothy is the Rose Dorothea, a Newfoundland schooner returning from Oporto Portugal with fishing salt. The Rose Dorothea had been at Provincetown Mass and last year transferred to British registry by local owners.
Washington February 20 The Porto Rican citizenship and civil government bill was approved by the senate and has already cleared the house.
Official war office summaries describe numerous trench raids with few major operations. Engagements occurred on the French front and smaller actions along the Baltic-Romania line. British forces near Messines reported a raid with German counterfire and a few prisoners. The Somme saw a German advance on a British outpost, and Romanian fronts记录 minor outpost gains. In Macedonia heavy artillery dominated with no infantry assaults.
Statesville high school will send debaters Dwight Ware and Gertrude Adams or William Davis on the affirmative side with Stewart Cowles and James Alexander on the negative, Mary Cutting as alternate. The subject is government ownership of railroads.
The House approved without a roll call a bill to continue the current government in the Danish West Indies and allocate 25 million dollars to repay Denmark. The bill also allows duty-free status for goods with up to 20 percent foreign material and imposes an eight dollar per ton export tax on sugar. A Senate bill to authorize a temporary government and assess needs has been favorably reported and awaits conference.
Bruce Caldwell an agro janitor at the university laboratory in Chapel Hill died after drinking an alcoholic iodine solution. The poison caused blindness soon after ingestion and led to his death about 11 o clock Sunday night.
M A McGinnis known as Bud McGinnis dies at his Newton home after a prolonged illness. He is buried at May's Chapel near Maiden. Survived by his wife and a large family of children.
Olympia, Feb 20. Governor Lister signed the bone dry prohibition bill which becomes law 90 days after adjournment unless referred to the 1918 election. The act bans possession of intoxicating liquor by anyone except clergy for sacramental purposes.
Columbia S C Feb 20 Governor Manning signed two of seven bills aimed at revising fire insurance laws after a commission recommended changes. Three other bills were already signed and two pending action were deemed unnecessary this session. Many insurers that left after prior drastic measures plan to reenter the state.
Chicago Feb 20 The Chicago Nationals, first major league club to start spring training, are ready to leave tonight for Pasadena California. Three weeks of practice there followed by two weeks of exhibition games with Pacific Coast league teams.
Fourteen Louisville and Nashville passenger conductors were acquitted in a lodge trial in Louisville on charges of violating rules of the Order of Railway Conductors. The case stemmed from their filing of a lawsuit to block a strike last September.
Benjamin N. Duke, tobacco magnate, with Mrs. Duke, was brought from Florida to Durham in a private car. He was en route to Palm Beach when Jacksonville arrival led to return. Family said he is resting easily.
Rain this afternoon followed by generally fair skies and colder tonight and Wednesday. Winds will be moderate to fresh from the west.
High Point bankers and business leaders urge Congress to restore railway post office on No. 12 northbound at 9:30 p m and to establish a northbound mail train stopping between No. 36 at 12 99 p m and No. 38 at 10 43 p m. They cite delays hurting Richmond Raleigh banking links and factory orders.
The cotton market opened steady with gains of up to three points on active months. May touched 16.44 and October 16.02 on renewed buying, but gains narrowed and prices slipped from their best after the first hour as trading quieted. March 16.23 May 16.44 July 16.40 October 15.97 December 16.08
Raleigh February 20 The Sisson Motor Company Inc of High Point capitalized at 25000 was chartered today by the secretary of state. The corporation plans to deal in automobiles motor trucks and accessories.
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